Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to:
1. Identify various counties in Alabama.
2. Recognize voting patterns.
3. Discuss a possible link between the geographic areas of Alabama and political opinion.

Mr. Johnson, a 93-year old resident of Coffee County, reminds us of our inability to imagine the devastation that resulted from the pandemic of 1918. Ann Brantley, R.N., Alabama Department of Public Health conducted the interview. The Video...

Mrs. Gatlin tells about the many people that were sick in her community during the 1918 flu outbreak. Those that were infected were deathly sick and bed-ridden. Others were fearful that they too may become infected with the flu during this time....

The 1918 influenza pandemic was one of the earliest, and perhaps the most traumatic experience to date, in the life of Mrs. Williams, age 91, of Selma, Alabama. That's because her father, a jeweler, contracted the disease and became very ill. Even...

Mrs. Boone, 100 year-old resident of Mobile, tells how her family was the only family in a small rural Alabama area that did not contract the flu during the 1918 flu outbreak. Mrs. Boone's family all became responders in her community. Her parents...

Mrs. Robinson, a 97 year-old resident of Clanton, Alabama gives her account of people staying home during the terrible times of the 1918 flu pandemic. As she recalls, "It wasn't just one family that was affected, it was entire communities." Ann...